THE LEGEND OF TABUTS, THE WISE WOLF One legend of where the Paiutes originates is called the story of Tabuts, the wise wolf who decided to carve many different people out of sticks. His plan was to scatter them evenly around the earth so that everyone would have a good place to live, but Tabuts had mischievous little brother, Shinangwav, the coyote. Shinangwav cut open the sack full of people and they all fell out in bunches all over the world. The people were angry at this treatment, and that is why other people always fight. The Southern Paiutes managed to stay inside of the bag so Tabuts blessed them and put them in a very special place. That is how the Southern Paiutes came to be.
One legend of where the Paiutes originates is called the story of Tabuts, the wise wolf who decided to carve many different people out of sticks. His plan was to scatter them evenly around the earth so that everyone would have a good place to live, but Tabuts had mischievous little brother, Shinangwav, the coyote. Shinangwav cut open the sack full of people and they all fell out in bunches all over the world. The people were angry at this treatment, and that is why other people always fight. The Southern Paiutes managed to stay inside of the bag so Tabuts blessed them and put them in a very special place. That is how the Southern Paiutes came to be.